Charisse has danced professionally for TV commercials, fashion parades, opening ceremonies and corporate shows, choreographed for The Veronica's, Jessica Mauboy, Perth band Calerway, musicals, school performances, summer camps in New York, Telethon and other high profile events such as the WA Youth Awards, StyleAid and the Oasis Media & Advertising Ball, and adjudicated festivals, talent shows and breakdance competitions. Her training in Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Tap and Ballet includes the Contemporary Dance Centre (Perth), Broadway Dance Centre (New York) and Pineapple Studios (London). Charisse holds a Bachelor of Arts (Marketing and the Media), a Diploma of Education (Primary Teaching) and has won state-wide awards in recognition of the highly successful dance program she coordinated at Rossmoyne Senior High School from 2002-2006. As well as directing TDC, Charisse has lectured at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and the University of Western Australia, written for the Curriculum Council, delivered professional development workshops for teachers across WA and worked as a TEE marker and consultant for the Department of Education & Training.

Andrea Chan, established choreographer, dancer and teacher, is the Assistant Director of The Dance Collective. Andrea holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Diploma of Education (Primary) and is currently one of Perth's most sought after choreographers within high schools and primary schools. She has recently choreographed and performed for Jessica Mauboy, danced alongside The Veronica's, So You Think You Can Dance finalist Nick Geurts and has appeared in television commercials, the musical Countdown Spectacular and other top events around Perth. Her respect as an educator has led to her designing the dance education program for the West Australian Ballet and being on the selection panel for the Gifted and Talented programs for the Department of Education and Training. Andrea is versatile in Lyrical, Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz, and Hip Hop.

Ashlee is highly regarded as one of Perth’s most outstanding professional dancers and has been a founding company member of The Dance Collective since its inception in 2003. An all-round dancer, Ashlee has trained in Burlesque, Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical and Dancehall. She featured as a dancer for Australia's top artists The Veronica's "Revenge is Sweeter" Tour (2009) and Jessica Mauboy's Halloween Party at the Prison (2010). Ashlee is regularly invited to perform for many of Perth's high profile events including the WA Youth Awards, Style Aid, Oasis Media and Advertising Ball, St George’s Ball and White Collar Boxing Match. In 2008 Ashlee was selected for the Perth Glory Cheerleading Team and in 2009 represented Perth's winning crew in Melbourne at World Supremacy Battlegrounds. In addition to her career as a dancer Ashlee, holds a Bachelor of Science (Medical Imaging Science) at Curtin University and works as a radiographer at SKG Radiology.

Michelle was born in South Africa where she started dancing at the age of 5 in Ballet and Jazz. Moving to Perth in 1997 she auditioned successfully and became a member of Steps Youth Dance Company in 2000. She continued her training in Jazz, Contemporary, Burlesque and Hip Hop working with Perth's top choreographers at WAAPA, thestudio.com, The Dance Workshop and The Dance Collective. Michelle's dynamic stage presence has been built through her extensive performing experience. Highlights include The Veronica's "Revenge is Sweeter Tour" in 2009 and backing up Jessica Mauboy alongside TDC dancers at Fremantle Prison Halloween Party in 2010. She has also performed at numerous high profile events such as the Gold Plate Awards, WA Youth Awards, White Collar Charity Boxing Match, Australia Day Concert, RnB Superclub and Battlegrounds World Supremacy in Melbourne. Michelle has recently returned from travelling to New York and Los Angeles where she trained at Broadway Dance Centre, IDA Hollywood, Debbie Reynolds Studio and Millennium Dance Complex and is excited to share her new found knowledge and experience with our dancers.

Farah began dance training at Applecross SHS in Hip Hop, Contemporary and Tap where she received subject awards for achieving the highest outcome. She then moved to intensify her Hip Hop training at The Dance Collective. In 2008, Farah was a member of STEPS Youth Dance Company performing in their production "nospace". As a TDC dancer, Farah’s performance highlights include the Oasis Advertising and Media Ball, WA Youth Awards, Gold Plate Awards, Fiesta Choreographer's Ball, Curtin University's TSA Ball and Flashmob with the WA Ballet. Farah has also featured as an extra in Brownes' Commercial, "Mal.Com" television series and Australian film "Wasted". Over the years, Farah has been able to train with world-renown choreographers such as Suga Pop (Michael Jackson), Quon (PCD), Brandon Barton (PCD), Saidah (Usher), Eddie Morales (Justin Timberlake) and Marvelous (Britney Spears). Through TDC, Farah has choreographed for South of the Swan Festival. She is also a qualified Active After-school Communities (AASC) instructor through the Department of Sport and Recreation and has been a sought out teacher working at various private and public schools throughout Perth. A standout performer at TDC, Farah is also part of the administration team at our studio.

Debra began her dance training at the age of four. She passionately pursued this for 18 years following the British Ballet Organization (BBO) syllabus at Classical Dance Studio under Catherine Osborn. She excelled and completed all Ballet examinations where she was a recipient of the Inge-Rose Scholarship for Technical Merit. During this time she was trained in Jazz, Spanish and Contemporary and was awarded most promising dancer in Contemporary. Debra recently moved to The Dance Collective expanding into Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop and Lyrical, a style that she has grown to love. An outstanding performer, she has performed at events such as WA Youth Awards, Big Kids Night Out Ball, Variety Flash Mob and TDC annual showcases. Debra's warm, down to earth teaching style makes her a favourite with all age groups and currently teaches Jazz at The Dance Collective. In addition to her passion for dance Debra, graduated from Murdoch University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Public Relations, Marketing and Media Studies and currently works at Wesfarmers Kleenheat Gas.

Catherine began dancing at the age of five and won't stop. Trained in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Contemporary and Lyrical, she started at West Coast Dance and continued dancing at Gaile Meade School of Performing Arts and Southern Cross Dance. She competed in competitions and completed exams in Cecchetti, RAD and CSTD techniques in Ballet and Theatrical dance. Catherine's passion took her to Sydney in 2008 to study at Wesley Institute in their Bachelor of Dance program. Here she was introduced to Martha Graham, Release, Cunningham and Horton contemporary techniques by some of Australia's finest teachers and had to opportunity to dance alongside Nacho Pop and under Tiana Joubert (So You Think You Can Dance Australia). She returned to Perth in 2009 and began studying at WAAPA in their Bachelor program for Dance before deciding to pursue Physiotherapy at Curtin. Catherine is overwhelmed by The Dance Collective's passion and standard of dance and loves the opportunity to further her training and pass on what she has learnt over the years.

Rachel was a founding company member at The Dance Collective, training in Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet and Contemporary. In 2008, she was accepted into the International Student Visa Program at Broadway Dance Centre in New York City, and spent 6 months training with some of the best choreographers in the business, including Rhapsody James, Sheila Barker, Brian Thomas and Jamie Jackson. In 2009, after being accepted into Dance World Studios, Rachel relocated to Melbourne to undergo 2 years of full time dance and musical theatre training, being awarded with a scholarship after her first year. She has been working as a dancer for over 6 years, performing in various high profile dance and musical theatre shows in Melbourne and Perth, including Stephen Sondheim's musical "Anyone Can Whistle", Melbourne's Crown Casino, Perth Glory, Channel 7, and the stage show "Countdown Spectacular". Rachel also holds a Bachelor of Science (Sports Science), and is currently completing her Masters in Primary Teaching.

Peter began his dancing at the age of fifteen through the dance program at Rossmoyne Senior High School. Since graduating in 2005, he joined Steps Youth Dance Company and performed in KISSXX (2006) and Dash (2007) in which he had the lead role. He was accepted into the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2007 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance in 2009. During his time at WAAPA he worked with Australia's best choreographers and lecturers including Nannette Hassall, Reyes De Lara, Kim McCarthy, Justin Rutzou, Sue Peacock, Shona Erskine, Lucy Guerin, Vicki Van Hout and Anton. In 2010, Peter joined Buzz Dance Theatre as a company member. He has performed in Buzz's seasons of "Behind The Veneer" (March, 2010), "Stop! Dont Blink" (July, 2010), Postcards Home (January, 2011) and "Thrill" (March,2011). Peter has also been involved in Buzz Dance Theatre's indigenous community tour Big Stretch in 2010 and 2011. Peter at the moment is working with Buzz Dance Theatre on a solo project "Goodbye Jamie Boyd" which is a collaboration with Monkey Baa, a Sydney theatre company. He is also in creative development for Buzz this year for the shows "Restless" and "Fragile" which will be performed in 2012.

Sibila took her first ballet class when she was 5 years old. She passionately pursued this for 11 years following the prominent Royal Academy of Dance (R.A.D) syllabus at Dance Venture under principal Renate Cumalkov, excelling in many examinations and competitions. During this time she also trained in Jazz and Tap. She then furthered her dance training at Vogue Entertainment and with Charisse Parnell, firstly at Rossmoyne High School before moving on to The Dance Collective expanding into Contemporary, Dancehall, Lyrical, Jazz Funk and Hip Hop, a style which she has grown to love. Sibila has performed professionally at a number of high profile events such as Perth Cup, Telethon, Wildcats Cheerleading, Oasis Ball, White Collar Fight Night, Murdoch University Law Ball and has recently performed as one of Jessica Mauboy’s dancers for one of Perth's biggest charity events, The Party at the Prison. Sibila currently teaches Hip Hop at The Dance Collective, is a qualified coach for the Active After Schools Program and is also a full time nurse.

Seto Kiswoyo has always had a passion for learning and teaching to others. With years of experience teaching martial arts to all ages, it was an easy cross over to The Dance Collective. Seto believes the discipline and hard work channelled from this teaching background can also be used to make a good dancer. He first started dancing under the wing of Steve Martin (The Dance Collective, theTribe), learning to freestyle and groove using the reflections and mirrors they could find. With this base, he was driven to seek further knowledge and found himself at TDC. Taking various classes, it was lyrical hip hop that really caught his eye. Since then he has trained with various artists like Ian Spades (MBW), Janelle Vacarro, Marvelous (Britney, Usher), Devin Jamieson (Michael Jackson's "This Is It", Usher), Rie Hata (Lady Gaga) and Brian Puspos (The Architeks, ML). Seto's professional performing experiences include the opening of the Gold Plate Awards, Mal.Com TV mini series (ABC3), Brownes Kick TV commercial, St George’s Terrace Upgrade, Variety Club of WA Santa Fun Run launch and Summedayze flashmob. He is also a current member of Perth "2XS". Seto specialises in working with boys groups in various high school dance programs and has great success in working with outreach programs in communities.

It was late 2009 when Steve stepped into his first studio at The Dance Collective, training under Arisa K Herbert he gained an understanding of Hip Hop and gained an appreciation for the art form. From then on, Steve has used his choreography and his ability to freestyle to create his unique style of his own. He continues to strive to better his ability as a performer by training with such dancers as Brian Puspos (Mos Wanted Crew) Jun Quemado (Mos Wanted Crew), Rie Hata, Mr Wiggles (electric boogaloo), Sugar Pop (electric boogaloo), Marvellous (Britney, Usher), Devin Jamieson (Michael Jackson's "This Is It", Usher), Brandon Barton (Chris Brown, Missy Elliot, Ciara), Nick Bass (Michael Jackson's "This Is It"), and Saidah (Usher, Ciara, Beyonce) to name a few. In the past few years steve has won the TDC Hip Hop Scholarship, a finalist in Groove Battle of the West solo division, become a member of "2XS" Perth and undefeated WA Crew "theTribe". Since Steve has become a member of "theTribe" they have won Metros Australia's Hottest Dance Crew, Groove Battle of the West and traveled to Sydney to represent WA against Australia and 9 other countries at World Supremacy Battlegrounds. Steve believes it takes an athlete to dance but an artist to become a dancer.

Ian Spades is one of the most active and respected dancers in Australia under the realm of Funkstyles (Popping/Boogaloo). As a member of the MAMASBOYZ WAHT! (MBW!) crew, Spades has travelled throughout Australia, competing and performing. Spades actively competes in B-Boy competitions and won Medal Jam, III, IV, and V 2009. He has trained with renowned choreographers Bryan Tanaka (Beyonce, Rihanna), Kenny Wormald, Luther Brown (Diddy), Maryss From Paris (Chris Brown), Patrick Chen(Founder Dance2XS), Jean Pierre (PCD), Lee Daniels (Dance2XS), Nick Bass (Justin Timberlake, Michael & Janet Jackson), Marty Kudelka , Eddie Morales, Sky Hoffman (Justin Timberlake), Joel De Carte (Dance2XS). Being associated with Chicago based Dance 2XS, Spades has changed the local dance scene with his original and unique styles. Spades' achievements include So You Think You Can Dance 2009 Top 100, Groove Dance Championships runner up 2007, 2008 with MBW! and an invitation to Battlegrounds Hip Hop National Championships in Sydney. Spades was also actively involved in 2009 - 2010 with FUNSTEPS, a school dance program, teaching children throughout Western Australia. Spades choreography displays electrifying and sharp movements that are also complimented by his soulful and smooth style.

Tasha Stephenson trained in RAD Ballet as well as Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Hip-Hop, Swing Dancing and Burlesque. Her Ballet training included holiday classes at WAAPA where she was taught by Lucette Aldous. Tasha has taught dance in both private dance schools and at government primary and secondary schools including Rossmoyne Senior High School. She has performed as a dancer in community shows, musicals, festivals and concerts, has adjudicated dance festivals and sat on audition panels. Apart from dance Tasha has pursued other creative passions including Figure Skating, Singing, Acting, Directing and Filmmaking. Tasha's involvement in the Theatre has been extensive both on and off stage where she has had numerous leading and character roles in local theatre productions in Perth and in London. She has also directed plays and taught Drama up to TEE level in government schools. Tasha's academic accolades include a double major in English and Literature and Theatre and Drama Studies (BA), Dip Ed (Primary), Dip Ed (Secondary), Graduate Diploma in TV Broadcasting (WAAPA) and Cert IV in Documentary Filmmaking. Tasha currently teaches at a Secondary School, is an award winning local filmmaker and now teaches Pre-Kids/Kids Club Ballet. She brings her extensive teaching experience, her love of Ballet and her creative drama skills to engage the imagination of the fellow princesses in her class.

Alex has trained in many styles of dance from a young age in the areas of Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Ballet and Musical Theatre. Alex was a founding member of The Dance Collective in 2003 before making the move to Melbourne in 2009 after being accepted into Dance World Studios where she completed 18 months of full time dance training. She has danced professionally for many years, being chosen to perform in various shows and events across Perth such as WA Youth Awards, Starlight Charity events, Perth Glory Cheerleading, Oasis Media and Advertising Ball and Countdown Spectacular the Musical at Burswood Dome. As well as being a stand out performer, Alex has vast experience as a teacher and choreographer at various primary schools, high schools and private dance schools across Perth. She holds a Bachelor of Exercise and Health Science at the University of Western Australia. Alex is very excited to be back in Perth and part of The Dance Collective again.

Vanessa has been trained in the ancient classical Indian dance form Bharathnatayam from the age of five. Since childhood Vanessa has showcased her Indian dance at various cultural events, weddings, balls, charities and festivals. By the age of 21 Vanessa, along with a small group of her peers, had created and become well known for their contemporary Indian style where the essence of classical Indian dance was fused with western dance and music. The aim of creating this new genre was to mirror the groups own context of being brought up in Australia while still keeping their Indian roots. Since then Vanessa continues to conduct various cultural dance workshops at highschools as well as being a qualified instructor in dance for the Active After Schools Communities program for the Department of Sport and Recreation. At the age of 20 Vanessa joined TDC's Jamaican Dancehall class. Feeling that it had many similarities to the energetic movements of South Indian folk dancing, Vanessa fell in love with the style and has never looked back. She has performed through TDC at charities and as a member of the Breast Cancer Society's "Purple Boot Brigade" and has recently choreographed and performed for the Perth School Ball Expo. In 2009 Vanessa won the Dancehall scholarship and continues to incorporate the earthy style of dancehall in all facets of her choreography.